Selected in the 32nd round in the MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians, Packer has until Aug. 17 to come to an agreement with the
organization or he will return to the University of Virginia for his senior season.

While Virginia has been in a quiet fundraising campaign to improve its baseball facilities, the Cavaliers’ team is making plenty of noise in the NCAA tournament.

What a ride Virginia’s baseball team is enjoying as the Cavaliers open play in the NCAA Super Regionals on Friday at Ole Miss.

Either way, this committee gave the shaft to the people that matter most, or at least are supposed to matter most to the NCAA, and that is their own student-athletes.

The party balloons were popped Monday — Virginia was rewarded for winning the league crown by shockingly being shipped to California for the second straight year.

Virginia, despite winning the ACC tournament, was shunned by the NCAA tournament selection committee — the Cavaliers (43-12-1) and their impressive top-10 RPI will not host a regional this weekend, instead hitting the road for the opening round of postseason play.

Perfect in four games, the Cavaliers (43-12-1) claimed just their second ACC tournament crown and their first under sixth-year coach Brian O’Connor.

The 10th-ranked Cavaliers (39-12-1, 16-11-1 ACC) will play their three games against North Carolina, Clemson and Duke, but they will have to wait — and wait — for their opener.

The rookie from Richmond dominated a lineup that included numerous childhood friends as the Cavaliers kept the chances of playing another game at Davenport alive with a 4-1 victory over Virginia Commonwealth.

After opening the game with six consecutives pitches outside the strike zone, Virginia’s No. 3 starter managed to block out a rough beginning and hurled a gem as the Cavaliers dominated Duke 12-1 at Davenport Field.

A bat did the work, but it was the ears of North Carolina State coach Elliott Avent that ultimately produced the game-winning run Sunday.

When Brian O’Connor took over the Virginia baseball program six years ago, he expected success. He just didn’t expect it this fast.

After claiming the series with a three-run win on Saturday, Virginia coach Brian O’Connor took the chance to ask his players a question.

“He was completely dominant today,” Virginia coach Brian O’Connor said. “He has had two back-to-back outstanding outings on the road.“

Midway through Tuesday’s game against Stony Brook, the linescore was not visible on the scoreboard at Virginia’s Davenport.